Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus A350   Airbus  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

China Eastern A350-900 reports “total” brake failure before Shanghai airbridge collision; investigators cite reverse-thrust mane

Investigators say a China Eastern Airbus A350-900 (B-324W) experienced complete braking loss while taxiing at Shanghai before colliding with a passenger airbridge. The crew reportedly used reverse thrust to manoeuvre. Preliminary investigation results were based on notifications from Chinese authorities.

2026-05-22T02:38:54.638317-07:00
MRO   Middle East   Africa   Aircraft Finance & Leasing  
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AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

ADE secures USD 100 million from QNB Group to accelerate MRO expansion

By AeroTime: Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has secured a US $100 million financing facility from QNB Group. The funding will be used to support the aviation maintenance company's expansion as it grows beyond its roots as an in-house operation for AirAsia.

2026-05-22T03:23:53.099814-07:00
Routes   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Dominik Sipinski

Finland's LYGG expands North Sea oil and gas charter network

By ch-aviation: LYGG (Finland) (Helsinki Vantaa) will become the first company to offer scheduled charter flights from Den Helder, an airport in northern Netherlands, as it aims to gradually expand its connections between North Sea oil and gas hubs.

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2026-05-22T03:23:58.449317-07:00
Satellite   PaxEx   Europe   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways Ultra-Fast Starlink Wi-Fi Rollout Slows to a Snails Pace: Only Five Aircraft Equipped

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The rollout of free ultra-fast Starlink Wi-Fi across the British Airways fleet has ground to an embarrassing halt as the airline grapples with continuing fleet reliability issues that are resulting in last-minute cancellations due to a lack of available aircraft.

2026-05-22T02:39:40.912743-07:00
Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Tupolev discusses Tu-214 production demands as it outlines modernisation plans to suppliers

By FlightGlobal: Future upgrades to twinjet type set to include two-person cockpit. Russian design bureau Tupolev is continuing to work on a transition to a two-person cockpit on the Tu-214, while it tweaks other systems on the twinjet.

2026-05-22T03:24:08.998623-07:00